background tuberculosis (tb) continues to be a major public health problem worldwide. in developing countries, the burden of the disease is explosive, as 95% of global tb patients reside and 98% of global tb deaths occur in these regions. patients’ satisfaction may play a major role in adherence to medications and hence improve tuberculosis cure rate. objectives the current study aimed firstly ...

MindMatters, implemented by Principals Australia Institute, is a resource and professional development initiative supporting Australian secondary schools in promoting and protecting the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of members of school communities, preferring a proactive paradigm (Covey, 1989) to the position of ‘disaster response’. While the MindMatters national focus has c...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine the quality of handover of patients in the resuscitation room by describing the current perceptions of medical and ambulance staff. METHODS This was a descriptive survey using two anonymous questionnaires to gauge current opinion, one designed for medical staff and the other for ambulance staff. Questionnaires were distributed to medical staff i...

OBJECTIVE Investigate which specific factors of abortion-related healthcare influence the overall satisfaction of women undergoing surgical abortion. STUDY DESIGN Between May and December 2014, we invited women undergoing first-trimester surgical abortion without sedation at six Northern California reproductive health clinics from two clinic systems (four clinics in System A and two clinics i...

background & aim: maternal satisfaction of health services is an inherent element of healthcare policies, and quality of midwifery care essentially influences this parameter. this study aimed to evaluate maternal satisfaction of postpartum care and its association with midwifery care at the urban health centers of mashhad, iran in 2012. methods:this descriptive, cross sectional study was conduc...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine factors of working conditions associated with job satisfaction among physicians in Japan. METHODS We sent a questionnaire to all the physicians who graduated from a medical school in Japan. Physicians who were satisfied with their job were determined as those who selected "very satisfied" and "satisfied" in response to the question: "Overall, ...

AIMS To explore the personal attitudes of medical educators to the necropsy. METHODS A "theoretical sample" of individuals, with widely disparate views, was selected from University of Sheffield Medical School affiliated staff. These individuals underwent semi-structured interviews (in private) to elucidate their personal attitudes towards the necropsy (in relation to the possibility of their...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There are currently more than 100 student-run medical clinics in the United States, operated in conjunction with various allopathic medical schools. However, there have been no reports regarding patient satisfaction with these free clinic services. METHODS Fifty-two of 60 patients seen at the C.A.R.E.S. clinic over a 4-week period in the winter of 2007 completed a qu...

OBJECTIVE The Tanzanian health system is currently undergoing major reforms. As part of this, a study was commissioned into the delivery of services and care at the Muhimbili National Hospital. One of the main components of this comprehensive study was to measure the extent to which workers in the hospital were satisfied with the tasks they performed and to identify factors associated with low ...